Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-550 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 73 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i3 CPU 550 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 124.00

Overall Rank:
3268th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
2543rd fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
991st fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $12.99 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1611

Single Thread Rating

1340

Samples: 1343*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,807
Thread: 1,321

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	8,489 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,657 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,768 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	299.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	35,221 KBytes/Sec
Physics	186 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	947 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,340 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,111
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		1,611

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		153.98
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.58
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		124.00
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.45
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		1,340

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2245251 - Nov 14 2024		1812
BL2236897 - Nov 04 2024		1815
BL2231104 - Oct 28 2024		1454
BL2221652 - Oct 17 2024		1775
BL2203079 - Sep 24 2024		1821

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		1,611
AMD Athlon II X4 605e vs Intel Core i3-550		1,986 (+23.3%)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,712 (+6.3%)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs Intel Core i3-550		2,245 (+39.4%)
Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,956 (+21.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,296 (-19.5%)
AMD Athlon II X4 610e vs Intel Core i3-550		1,964 (+22.0%)
AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core vs Intel Core i3-550		1,464 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,538 (-4.5%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,501 (-6.8%)
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,372 (-14.8%)
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i3-550		1,213 (-24.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Core i3-550		1,178 (-26.9%)

Is the Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,197
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,695
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,751
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,561
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,929
Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.20GHz		381

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